Kim Kardashian’s Biking Shorts Might Be Summer’s Weirdest Trend

By Inesa Perihana

Kim Kardashian is known for influencing today’s fashion and makeup trends, with products she wears or looks she’s spotted in becoming staples among celebrities and consumers alike. Now, she’s brought back one of the most popular 80’s trends: the bicycle short.

Kim Kardashian's Biking shorts
Kim Kardashian spotted in Yeezy shorts, which have become part of her uniform.

Kim was first seen wearing them in 2016, sporting her husband’s Yeezy season 4. Now, they’ve become a staple of the star’s wardrobe, with mid-thigh shorts paired with crop tops and sports bras becoming her go-to look. (Want an inexpensive way to get in on the trend? Here are some similar biking shorts for $12)

In the 80’s, colorful bicycling shorts were usually worn by bikers/athletes, but people who weren’t still wore them to look cool. These pants were in all different prints and colors and worn by many till the early 90’s. They then transcended into a staple of pre-teen and teenage girls everywhere, with the shorts becoming cult items at Limited Too and Delias, often with lace along the bottoms.

This fashion quickly became a passing fad until Kim brought them back 20 years later. Except, now they have come back as mostly solid colors in place of the vibrant colors the 80s were known for.

Biker shorts are not only comfortable but can be dressed up with heels and a blouse or worn as athletic wear with sneakers and a tee shirt. Kim has been seen wearing bike shorts in grey, black, blue, and white. Not only different colors but also different materials like cotton, spandex and leather. If you are looking for a pair like Kim’s grey, blue or black Yeezy shorts you can find them here. If black is your go to color then here some just like Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner have worn.

Kim Kardashian's Biking Shorts
These stars have taken a cue from Kim Kardashian’s biking shorts.

The bicycle shorts trend spread to celebrities like Emily Ratajkowski, Bella Hadid and Haley Baldwin all started rocking these pants all differently. If you want a pair of active shorts like Emily you can get navy blue bike shorts at Dicks Sporting Goods. You can dress your outfit up and still be trendy by wearing leather bike shorts like Bella, found at Forever 21. Maybe you like to wear active clothes as fashion statements like Haley is wearing; these black Adidas shorts can be found online at adidas.co.uk.

 

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